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JANUARY 30, 2005

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The Ambani feud has
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other key business families
that have more than one
heir. Which are these and
what are they doing to
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India's Cash-Rich Companies

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	Mall Mania More than 30 malls with about nine million sq. ft. of real estate will be in business this year. So why are the retailers unhappy? more...		Here Comes The Smart Tag Sceptics call it a barcode with brains. Even so, radio frequency identification (RFID) promises to revolutionise supply chain management. In fact, a clutch of Indian companies is already on to it. more...



	Biocon's Big Bet A decade after it made its first big wager in statins, Biocon is pushing ahead with its second: Of branded formulations and even proprietary drugs. Can it pull it off? more...		WPP Nation Martin Sorrell's advertising behemoth already controls almost half of India's Rs 11,500-crore advertising business. With two more agencies in the bag, Sorrell is set to become Indian advertising's undisputed king. more...


	The New Rural Consumer Rural consumers shun brands and prefer cheaper products, right? Wrong. A recent ACNielsen survey reveals that rural consumers are increasingly beginning to think and spend like their urban cousins. For marketers, that's great news. more...




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F&B Mythbusting Just what is happening in India's booming food and beverages (F&B) business space? One helluva lot, according to Sujit Das Munshi, ED, ACNielsen South Asia. Log on for an exclusive column by him that doesn't just look at 'share-of-appetite' trends that F&B professionals cannot afford to miss, but also junks some preconceptions of the Indian palate. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

McSwoop McDonald's, with a new CEO back at heaquarters, is lowering a price bait to lure the budget-conscious Indian on-the-move bite-grabber. This fits into a broader strategy of multiplying customers that includes reaching out to McSceptics.

Turning One National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has turned a year old. And what does it have to boast? Some 550 members and 5,500 users in 400 cities and towns in India. The average trading volumes are in the range of Rs 2,000 crore a day, and increasing numbers of people are getting interested in commodities-especially agricultural-trading.

Marks & Spencer The retail brand has been involved in a curious takeover battle in the UK. In India, however, it is struggling with the very pertinent question of affordability. Is this brand trying to shake off its elitist tag by snipping prices?







	Dig In Your Heels Don't be unnerved by the recent frenzy on D-Street. Despite current volatility, the market's long-term direction is positive. more...		Low-Drag Flying Just how does Air Deccan fly you Bangalore-Delhi for a piffling Rs 500? By ferreting costs out of every nook and cranny of its airline. more...



	Inverting Attention Infosys' N.R. Narayana Murthy on C.K. Prahalad's latest book, why India is a country to watch, and a guide to the Transactions Tax. more...		Slumming It Out Cheap The road warrior's rough guide to eating cheap-sub-Rs 500, that is-in the six metros. more...




	People Starring GAIL's Proshanto Banerjee, SSI's Suresh Kalpathi, ICRA's Saumitra Chaudhuri, David Friedman of Ford India, Vijay Govindarajan of Dartmouth College and Pangal J. Nayak of UTI Bank. more...		Leadership Secrets by Rana Kapoor





	Banking's Big Bang Almost all of the 19 public sector banks are planning to either acquire or be acquired. The impact on the industry will be profound. more... Q&A: Dharam Singh In a BT exclusive, Karnataka's Chief Minister explains how he wants to work in partnership with the private sector. more... Policy Watch: An Asian Oil Bloc? That may well be the petroleum minister's objective. But will it work? more... Tech's Serial Mentor In his new avatar, Sycamore Network's Gururaj Deshpande is helping young entrepreneurs start up. more...		Flying Fortunes All the action in the skies is making well-versed and well-flown aircraft pilots much sought after. Help, Tarun! Even If It's Only Words Sweet Equity? more...


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